US8540606B2 - System and method for controlling engine torque - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to internal combustion engines and more particularly to torque control systems.
- Air flow into gasoline engines is regulated via a throttle. More specifically, the throttle adjusts throttle area, which increases or decreases air flow into the engine. As the throttle area increases, the air flow into the engine increases.
- a fuel control system adjusts the rate that fuel is injected to provide a desired air/fuel mixture to the cylinders. Increasing the amount of air and fuel provided to the cylinders increases the torque output of the engine.
- Engine control systems have been developed to control engine torque output to achieve a desired torque.
- Traditional engine control systems do not control the engine torque output as accurately as desired.
- traditional engine control systems do not provide a rapid response to control signals or coordinate engine torque control among various devices that affect the engine torque output.
- An engine control system for a vehicle includes a power request determination module, a desired speed determination module, and a torque control module.
- the power request determination module determines a power request for an engine based on a request from a driver of the vehicle and a speed of the vehicle.
- the desired speed determination module determines a desired speed of the engine based on a speed of a turbine in a torque converter of the engine, a state of a clutch in the torque converter, and one of the power request, a first amount of clutch slip, and a second amount of clutch slip.
- the torque control module determines a desired engine torque based on the desired engine speed and the power request and controls torque output of the engine based on the desired engine torque.
- a method includes determining a power request for an engine based on a request from a driver of a vehicle and a speed of the vehicle, determining a desired speed of the engine based on a speed of a turbine in a torque converter, a state of a clutch in the torque converter, and one of the power request, a first amount of clutch slip, and a second amount of clutch slip, determining a desired engine torque based on the desired engine speed and the power request, and controlling torque output of the engine based on the desired engine torque.
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an exemplary engine system according to the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an exemplary engine control module (ECM) according to the present disclosure
- FIG. 3A is a functional block diagram of an exemplary driver interface module according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3B is a functional block diagram of an exemplary desired speed determination module according to the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of an exemplary method for controlling torque output of an engine according to the present disclosure.
- module refers to an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (shared, dedicated, or group) and memory that execute one or more software or firmware programs, a combinational logic circuit, and/or other suitable components that provide the described functionality.
- ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
- processor shared, dedicated, or group
- memory that execute one or more software or firmware programs, a combinational logic circuit, and/or other suitable components that provide the described functionality.
- Torque control systems may control torque output of an engine based on a power request from a driver (e.g., position of an accelerator pedal) and engine speed (e.g., measured in revolutions per minute, or RPM).
- Engine speed may be susceptible to disturbances from various engine loads.
- engine speed may include disturbances from clutch slip in a torque converter or from hydrodynamics of the torque converter.
- engine speed may include disturbances due to combustion instability, from spark reductions due to engine knock, or from torque reductions due to intervening control.
- a system and method that controls torque output of an engine based on an engine power request and a desired engine speed.
- the power request may be based on a position of an accelerator (e.g., a pedal) and a speed of the vehicle.
- the desired engine speed may be derived from more stable parameters than actual engine speed. More specifically, the desired engine speed may be based on a turbine speed in a torque converter and a state of a clutch in the torque converter (hereinafter referred to as the torque converter clutch, or TCC).
- the state of the TCC may be based on a pressure applied to the TCC. Alternatively, for example, the state of the TCC may be based on an amount of TCC slip and predetermined slip thresholds.
- the amount of TCC slip may include a difference between speeds of input and output shafts of the torque converter.
- the engine system 100 includes an engine 102 that combusts an air/fuel mixture to produce drive torque for a vehicle based on a driver input module 104 .
- Air is drawn into an intake manifold 110 through a throttle valve 112 .
- the throttle valve 112 may include a butterfly valve having a rotatable blade.
- An engine control module (ECM) 114 controls a throttle actuator module 116 , which regulates opening of the throttle valve 112 to control the amount of air drawn into the intake manifold 110 .
- ECM engine control module
- Air from the intake manifold 110 is drawn into cylinders of the engine 102 .
- the engine 102 may include multiple cylinders, for illustration purposes a single representative cylinder 118 is shown.
- the engine 102 may include 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and/or 12 cylinders.
- the ECM 114 may instruct a cylinder actuator module 120 to selectively deactivate some of the cylinders, which may improve fuel economy under certain engine operating conditions.
- Air from the intake manifold 110 is drawn into the cylinder 118 through an intake valve 122 .
- the ECM 114 controls a fuel actuator module 124 , which regulates fuel injection to achieve a desired air/fuel ratio.
- Fuel may be injected into the intake manifold 110 at a central location or at multiple locations, such as near the intake valve of each of the cylinders. In various implementations not depicted in FIG. 1 , fuel may be injected directly into the cylinders or into mixing chambers associated with the cylinders.
- the fuel actuator module 124 may halt injection of fuel to cylinders that are deactivated.
- the injected fuel mixes with air and creates an air/fuel mixture in the cylinder 118 .
- a piston (not shown) within the cylinder 118 compresses the air/fuel mixture.
- a spark actuator module 126 energizes a spark plug 128 in the cylinder 118 , which ignites the air/fuel mixture.
- the timing of the spark may be specified relative to the time when the piston is at its topmost position, referred to as top dead center (TDC).
- the combustion of the air/fuel mixture drives the piston down, thereby driving a rotating crankshaft (not shown).
- the piston then begins moving up again and expels the byproducts of combustion through an exhaust valve 130 .
- the byproducts of combustion are exhausted from the vehicle via an exhaust system 134 .
- the spark actuator module 126 may be controlled by a timing signal indicating how far before or after TDC the spark should be provided. Operation of the spark actuator module 126 may therefore be synchronized with crankshaft rotation. In various implementations, the spark actuator module 126 may halt provision of spark to deactivated cylinders.
- the intake valve 122 may be controlled by an intake camshaft 140
- the exhaust valve 130 may be controlled by an exhaust camshaft 142 .
- multiple intake camshafts may control multiple intake valves per cylinder and/or may control the intake valves of multiple banks of cylinders.
- multiple exhaust camshafts may control multiple exhaust valves per cylinder and/or may control exhaust valves for multiple banks of cylinders.
- the cylinder actuator module 120 may deactivate the cylinder 118 by disabling opening of the intake valve 122 and/or the exhaust valve 130 .
- the time at which the intake valve 122 is opened may be varied with respect to piston TDC by an intake cam phaser 148 .
- the time at which the exhaust valve 130 is opened may be varied with respect to piston TDC by an exhaust cam phaser 150 .
- a phaser actuator module 158 controls the intake cam phaser 148 and the exhaust cam phaser 150 based on signals from the ECM 114 . When implemented, variable valve lift may also be controlled by the phaser actuator module 158 .
- the engine system 100 may include a boost device that provides pressurized air to the intake manifold 110 .
- FIG. 1 shows a turbocharger 160 that includes a hot turbine 160 - 1 that is powered by hot exhaust gases flowing through the exhaust system 134 .
- the turbocharger 160 also includes a cold air compressor 160 - 2 , driven by the turbine 160 - 1 , that compresses air leading into the throttle valve 112 .
- a supercharger driven by the crankshaft, may compress air from the throttle valve 112 and deliver the compressed air to the intake manifold 110 .
- a wastegate 162 may allow exhaust gas to bypass the turbocharger 160 , thereby reducing the boost (the amount of intake air compression) of the turbocharger 160 .
- the ECM 114 controls the turbocharger 160 via a boost actuator module 164 .
- the boost actuator module 164 may modulate the boost of the turbocharger 160 by controlling the position of the wastegate 162 .
- multiple turbochargers may be controlled by the boost actuator module 164 .
- the turbocharger 160 may have variable geometry, which may be controlled by the boost actuator module 164 .
- An intercooler may dissipate some of the compressed air charge's heat, which is generated as the air is compressed.
- the compressed air charge may also have absorbed heat because of the air's proximity to the exhaust system 134 .
- the turbine 160 - 1 and the compressor 160 - 2 are often attached to each other, placing intake air in close proximity to hot exhaust.
- the engine system 100 may include an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve 170 , which selectively redirects exhaust gas back to the intake manifold 110 .
- the EGR valve 170 may be located upstream of the turbocharger 160 .
- the EGR valve 170 may be controlled by an EGR actuator module 172 .
- the engine system 100 may measure the speed of the crankshaft in revolutions per minute (RPM) using an RPM sensor 180 .
- the temperature of the engine coolant may be measured using an engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor 182 .
- ECT engine coolant temperature
- the ECT sensor 182 may be located within the engine 102 or at other locations where the coolant is circulated, such as a radiator (not shown).
- the pressure within the intake manifold 110 may be measured using a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor 184 .
- MAP manifold absolute pressure
- engine vacuum which is the difference between ambient air pressure and the pressure within the intake manifold 110 , may be measured.
- the mass flow rate of air flowing into the intake manifold 110 may be measured using a mass air flow (MAF) sensor 186 .
- the MAF sensor 186 may be located in a housing that also includes the throttle valve 112 .
- the throttle actuator module 116 may monitor the position of the throttle valve 112 using one or more throttle position sensors (TPS) 190 .
- TPS throttle position sensors
- the ambient temperature of air being drawn into the engine 102 may be measured using an intake air temperature (IAT) sensor 192 .
- IAT intake air temperature
- the ECM 114 may use signals from the sensors to make control decisions for the engine system 100 .
- the ECM 114 may communicate with a transmission control module 194 to coordinate shifting gears in a transmission 202 .
- the ECM 114 may reduce engine torque during a gear shift.
- the ECM 114 may also communicate with a torque converter 200 which couples the transmission 202 to a crankshaft (now shown) of the engine 102 .
- the torque converter 201 may further include a torque converter clutch, or TCC 201 .
- Each system that varies an engine parameter may be referred to as an actuator that receives an actuator value.
- the throttle actuator module 116 may be referred to as an actuator and the throttle opening area may be referred to as the actuator value.
- the throttle actuator module 116 achieves the throttle opening area by adjusting the angle of the blade of the throttle valve 112 .
- the spark actuator module 126 may be referred to as an actuator, while the corresponding actuator value may be the amount of spark advance relative to cylinder TDC.
- Other actuators may include the boost actuator module 164 , the EGR actuator module 172 , the phaser actuator module 158 , the fuel actuator module 124 , and the cylinder actuator module 120 .
- the actuator values may correspond to boost pressure, EGR valve opening area, intake and exhaust cam phaser angles, fueling rate, and number of cylinders activated, respectively.
- the ECM 114 may control actuator values in order to generate a desired torque from the engine 102 .
- An exemplary implementation of the ECM 114 includes a driver interface module 204 .
- the driver interface module 204 receives driver input and other engine operating parameters.
- the driver input may be based on position of an accelerator pedal.
- the driver input may also be based on cruise control, which may be an adaptive cruise control system that varies vehicle speed to maintain a predetermined following distance.
- the driver interface module 204 may also receive other engine operating parameters including, but not limited to, a desired amount of TCC slip, a speed of the vehicle, a speed of a turbine in the torque converter 200 , engine speed, a state of the TCC (e.g., unlocked, controlled slip, or locked), and a current gear ratio of the transmission 202 .
- the driver interface module 204 determines a desired axle torque based on the driver input and one or more of the other engine operating parameters.
- An axle torque arbitration module 206 receives the desired axle torque from the driver interface module 204 and other axle torque requests. The axle torque arbitration module 206 arbitrates between the desired axle torque and the other axle torque requests.
- Torque requests may include target torque values as well as ramp requests, such as a request to ramp torque down to a minimum engine off torque or to ramp torque up from the minimum engine off torque.
- Axle torque requests may include a torque reduction requested during wheel slip by a traction control system.
- Axle torque requests may also include torque request increases to counteract negative wheel slip, where a tire of the vehicle slips with respect to the road surface because the axle torque is negative.
- Axle torque requests may also include brake management requests and vehicle over-speed torque requests.
- Brake management requests may reduce engine torque to ensure that the engine torque output does not exceed the ability of the brakes to hold the vehicle when the vehicle is stopped.
- Vehicle over-speed torque requests may reduce the engine torque output to prevent the vehicle from exceeding a predetermined speed.
- Axle torque requests may also be made by body stability control systems.
- the axle torque arbitration module 206 outputs a predicted torque and an immediate torque based on the results of arbitrating between the received torque requests.
- the predicted torque is the amount of torque that the ECM 114 prepares the engine 102 to generate, and may often be based on the driver's torque request (i.e., the desired axle torque).
- the immediate torque is the amount of currently desired torque, which may be less than the predicted torque.
- the immediate torque may be less than the predicted torque to provide torque reserves, as described in more detail below, and to meet temporary torque reductions. For example only, temporary torque reductions may be requested when a vehicle speed is approaching an over-speed threshold and/or when the traction control system senses wheel slippage.
- the immediate torque may be achieved by varying engine actuators that respond quickly, while slower engine actuators may be used to prepare for the predicted torque. For example, in a gas engine, spark advance may be adjusted quickly, while air flow and cam phaser position may be slower to respond because of mechanical lag time. Further, changes in air flow are subject to air transport delays in the intake manifold. In addition, changes in air flow are not manifested as torque variations until air has been drawn into a cylinder, compressed, and combusted.
- a torque reserve may be created by setting slower engine actuators to produce a predicted torque, while setting faster engine actuators to produce an immediate torque that is less than the predicted torque.
- the throttle valve 112 can be opened, thereby increasing air flow and preparing to produce the predicted torque.
- the spark advance may be reduced (in other words, spark timing may be retarded), reducing the actual engine torque output to the immediate torque.
- the difference between the predicted and immediate torques may be called the torque reserve.
- a torque reserve When a torque reserve is present, the engine torque can be quickly increased from the immediate torque to the predicted torque by changing a faster actuator. The predicted torque is thereby achieved without waiting for a change in torque to result from an adjustment of one of the slower actuators.
- the axle torque arbitration module 206 may output the predicted torque and the immediate torque to a propulsion torque arbitration module 208 .
- the predicted and immediate torques received by the propulsion torque arbitration module 206 are converted from an axle torque domain (torque at the wheels) into a propulsion torque domain (torque at the crankshaft).
- the propulsion torque arbitration module 208 arbitrates between propulsion torque requests, including the converted predicted and immediate torques.
- the propulsion torque arbitration module 208 may generate an arbitrated predicted torque and an arbitrated immediate torque.
- the arbitrated torques may be generated by selecting a winning request from among received requests. Alternatively or additionally, the arbitrated torques may be generated by modifying one of the received requests based on another one or more of the received requests.
- propulsion torque requests may include torque reductions for engine over-speed protection, torque increases for stall prevention, and torque reductions requested by the transmission control module 194 to accommodate gear shifts.
- Propulsion torque requests may also result from clutch fuel cutoff, which may reduce the engine torque output when the driver depresses the clutch pedal in a manual transmission vehicle.
- Propulsion torque requests may also include an engine shutoff request, which may be initiated when a fault is detected.
- faults may include detection of vehicle theft, a stuck starter motor, electronic throttle control problems, and unexpected torque increases.
- engine shutoff requests may always win arbitration, thereby being output as the arbitrated torques, or may bypass arbitration altogether, simply shutting down the engine.
- the propulsion torque arbitration module 208 may still receive these shutoff requests so that, for example, appropriate data can be fed back to other torque requestors. For example, all other torque requestors may be informed that they have lost arbitration.
- An RPM control module 210 may also output predicted and immediate torque requests to the propulsion torque arbitration module 208 .
- the torque requests from the RPM control module 210 may prevail in arbitration when the ECM 114 is in an RPM mode.
- RPM mode may be selected when the driver removes their foot from the accelerator pedal, such as when the vehicle is idling or coasting down from a higher speed.
- RPM mode may be selected when the predicted torque requested by the axle torque arbitration module 206 is less than a calibratable torque value.
- the RPM control module 210 receives a desired RPM from an RPM trajectory module 212 , and controls the predicted and immediate torque requests to reduce the difference between the desired RPM and the actual RPM. For example only, the RPM trajectory module 212 may output a linearly decreasing desired RPM for vehicle coastdown until an idle RPM is reached. The RPM trajectory module 212 may then continue outputting the idle RPM as the desired RPM.
- a reserves/loads module 220 receives the arbitrated predicted and immediate torque requests from the propulsion torque arbitration module 206 .
- Various engine operating conditions may affect the engine torque output.
- the reserves/loads module 220 may create a torque reserve by increasing the predicted torque request.
- a catalyst light-off process or a cold start emissions reduction process may require retarded spark advance.
- the reserves/loads module 220 may therefore increase the predicted torque request above the immediate torque request to create retarded spark for the cold start emissions reduction process.
- the air/fuel ratio of the engine and/or the mass air flow may be directly varied, such as by diagnostic intrusive equivalence ratio testing and/or new engine purging. Before beginning these processes, corresponding torque reserves may be requested in order to create a spark retard. The spark retard can be removed to allow a quick response to decreases in engine torque output that result from leaning the air/fuel mixture during these processes.
- the reserves/loads module 220 may also create a reserve in anticipation of a future load, such as power steering pump operation or engagement of an air conditioning (A/C) compressor clutch.
- the reserve for engagement of the A/C compressor clutch may be created when the driver first requests air conditioning. Then, when the A/C compressor clutch engages, the reserves/loads module 220 may add the expected load of the A/C compressor clutch to the immediate torque request.
- An actuation module 224 receives the predicted and immediate torque requests from the reserves/loads module 220 .
- the actuation module 224 determines how the predicted and immediate torque requests will be achieved.
- the actuation module 224 may be engine type specific, with different control schemes for gas engines versus diesel engines. In various implementations, the actuation module 224 may define the boundary between modules prior to the actuation module 224 , which are engine independent, and modules that are engine dependent.
- the actuation module 224 may vary the opening of the throttle valve 112 , which allows for a wide range of torque control.
- opening and closing the throttle valve 112 results in a relatively slow change in torque.
- Disabling cylinders also provides for a wide range of torque control, but may be similarly slow and additionally involve drivability and emissions concerns.
- Changing spark advance is relatively fast, but does not provide as much range of torque control.
- spark capacity the amount of torque control possible with spark
- the actuation module 224 may generate an air torque request based on the predicted torque request.
- the air torque request may be equal to the predicted torque request, causing air flow to be set so that the predicted torque request can be achieved by changes to other actuators.
- An air control module 228 may determine desired actuator values for slow actuators based on the air torque request. For example, the air control module 228 may control desired manifold absolute pressure (MAP), desired throttle area, and/or desired air per cylinder (APC). Desired MAP may be used to determine desired boost, and desired APC may be used to determine desired cam phaser positions. In various implementations, the air control module 228 may also determine an amount of opening of the EGR valve 170 .
- MAP manifold absolute pressure
- APC desired air per cylinder
- Desired MAP may be used to determine desired boost
- desired APC may be used to determine desired cam phaser positions.
- the air control module 228 may also determine an amount of opening of the EGR valve 170 .
- the actuation module 224 may also generate a spark torque request, a cylinder shut-off torque request, and a fuel mass torque request.
- the spark torque request may be used by a spark control module 232 to determine how much to retard the spark (which reduces the engine torque output) from a calibrated spark advance.
- the cylinder shut-off torque request may be used by a cylinder control module 236 to determine how many cylinders to deactivate.
- the cylinder control module 236 may instruct the cylinder actuator module 120 to deactivate one or more cylinders of the engine 102 . In various implementations, a predefined group of cylinders may be deactivated jointly.
- the cylinder control module 236 may also instruct a fuel control module 240 to stop providing fuel for deactivated cylinders and may instruct the spark control module 232 to stop providing spark for deactivated cylinders.
- the cylinder actuator module 120 may include a hydraulic system that selectively decouples intake and/or exhaust valves from the corresponding camshafts for one or more cylinders in order to deactivate those cylinders.
- valves for half of the cylinders are either hydraulically coupled or decoupled as a group by the cylinder actuator module 120 .
- cylinders may be deactivated simply by halting provision of fuel to those cylinders, without stopping the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust valves. In such implementations, the cylinder actuator module 120 may be omitted.
- the fuel mass torque request may be used by the fuel control module 240 to vary the amount of fuel provided to each cylinder. For example only, the fuel control module 240 may determine a fuel mass that, when combined with the current amount of air per cylinder, yields stoichiometric combustion. The fuel control module 240 may instruct the fuel actuator module 124 to inject this fuel mass for each activated cylinder. During normal engine operation, the fuel control module 240 may attempt to maintain a stoichiometric air/fuel ratio.
- the fuel control module 240 may increase the fuel mass above the stoichiometric value to increase engine torque output and may decrease the fuel mass to decrease engine torque output. In various implementations, the fuel control module 240 may receive a desired air/fuel ratio that differs from stoichiometry. The fuel control module 240 may then determine a fuel mass for each cylinder that achieves the desired air/fuel ratio. In diesel systems, fuel mass may be the primary actuator for controlling engine torque output.
- the approach the actuation module 224 takes in achieving the immediate torque request may be determined by a mode setting.
- the mode setting may be provided to the actuation module 224 , such as by the propulsion torque arbitration module 206 , and may select modes including an inactive mode, a pleasible mode, a maximum range mode, and an auto actuation mode.
- the actuation module 224 may ignore the immediate torque request and attempt to achieve the predicted torque request.
- the actuation module 224 may therefore set the spark torque request, the cylinder shut-off torque request, and the fuel mass torque request to the predicted torque request, which maximizes torque output for the current engine air flow conditions.
- the actuation module 224 may set these requests to predetermined (such as out-of-range high) values to disable torque reductions from retarding spark, deactivating cylinders, or reducing the fuel/air ratio.
- the actuation module 224 may attempt to achieve the immediate torque request by adjusting only spark advance.
- the actuation module 224 may therefore output the predicted torque request as the air torque request and the immediate torque request as the spark torque request.
- the spark control module 232 will retard the spark as much as possible to attempt to achieve the spark torque request. If the desired torque reduction is greater than the spark reserve capacity (the amount of torque reduction achievable by spark retard), the torque reduction may not be achieved.
- the actuation module 224 may output the predicted torque request as the air torque request and the immediate torque request as the spark torque request. In addition, the actuation module 224 may generate a cylinder shut-off torque request that is low enough to enable the spark control module 232 to achieve the immediate torque request. In other words, the actuation module 224 may decrease the cylinder shut-off torque request (thereby deactivating cylinders) when reducing spark advance alone is unable to achieve the immediate torque request.
- the actuation module 224 may decrease the air torque request based on the immediate torque request. For example, the air torque request may be reduced only so far as is necessary to allow the spark control module 232 to achieve the immediate torque request by adjusting spark advance. Therefore, in auto actuation mode, the immediate torque request is achieved while allowing the engine 102 to return to the predicted torque request as quickly as possible. In other words, the use of relatively slowly-responding throttle valve corrections is minimized by reducing the quickly-responding spark advance as much as possible.
- a torque estimation module 244 may estimate torque output of the engine 102 . This estimated torque may be used by the air control module 228 to perform closed-loop control of engine air flow parameters, such as throttle area, MAP, and phaser positions.
- EGR exhaust gas recirculation
- the torque estimation module 244 may determine APC based on measured MAF and current RPM, thereby allowing closed loop air control based on actual air flow.
- the intake and exhaust cam phaser positions used may be based on actual positions, as the phasers may be traveling toward desired positions.
- the estimated torque may be called an estimated air torque.
- the estimated air torque is an estimate of how much torque the engine could generate at the current air flow if spark retard was removed (i.e., spark advance was set to the calibrated spark advance value) and all cylinders being fueled.
- the air control module 228 may generate a desired manifold absolute pressure (MAP) signal, which is output to a boost scheduling module 248 .
- the boost scheduling module 248 uses the desired MAP signal to control the boost actuator module 164 .
- the boost actuator module 164 then controls one or more turbochargers and/or superchargers.
- the air control module 228 may generate a desired area signal, which is output to the throttle actuator module 116 .
- the throttle actuator module 116 then regulates the throttle valve 112 to produce the desired throttle area.
- the air control module 228 may generate the desired area signal based on an inverse torque model and the air torque request.
- the air control module 228 may use the estimated air torque and/or the MAF signal in order to perform closed loop control. For example, the desired area signal may be controlled to minimize a difference between the estimated air torque and the air torque request.
- the air control module 228 may also generate a desired air per cylinder (APC) signal, which is output to a phaser scheduling module 252 . Based on the desired APC signal and the RPM signal, the phaser scheduling module 252 may control positions of the intake and/or exhaust cam phasers 148 and 150 using the phaser actuator module 158 .
- APC air per cylinder
- the resulting torque may be as close to mean best torque (MBT) as possible.
- MBT refers to the maximum torque that is generated for a given air flow as spark advance is increased, while using fuel having an octane rating greater than a predetermined threshold and using stoichiometric fueling.
- the spark advance at which this maximum torque occurs may be referred to as MBT spark.
- the calibrated spark advance may differ from MBT spark because of, for example, fuel quality (such as when lower octane fuel is used) and environmental factors. The torque at the calibrated spark advance may therefore be less than MBT.
- the driver interface module 204 may include a power request determination module 300 , a desired speed determination module 304 , and a torque control module 308 .
- the power request determination module 304 receives the driver input and a vehicle speed.
- the driver input may be based on a position of an accelerator.
- the power request determination module 304 may determine a power request based on the driver input and the vehicle speed. More specifically, for example, an increase in accelerator position (i.e., more pedal depression) at a same vehicle speed may result in a larger power request.
- the desired speed determination module 340 receives the power request.
- the desired speed determination module 340 may also receive the turbine speed of the torque converter 200 , the state of the TCC 201 , and a desired amount of TCC slip.
- the speed of the turbine in the torque converter 200 may be measured using a rotational speed sensor.
- the state of the TCC 201 may be one of unlocked, controlled slip, or locked.
- the unlocked state may correspond to an unregulated amount of TCC slip
- the controlled slip state may correspond to a limited amount of TCC slip
- the locked state may correspond to approximately zero TCC slip.
- the desired amount of TCC slip may include one of a first amount of TCC slip and a second amount of TCC slip.
- the first amount of TCC slip may be associated with the controlled slip state and the second amount of TCC slip may be associated with the locked slip state.
- the second amount of TCC slip may be less than the first amount of TCC slip.
- the desired amount of TCC slip associated with the unlocked state may be zero (i.e., unregulated).
- the desired speed determination module 304 determines the desired engine speed (i.e., desired RPM) based on the turbine speed, the state of the TCC 201 , and one of the power request, the first amount of TCC slip, and the second amount of TCC slip. In other words, the desired speed determination module 304 may determine the desired engine speed according to one of three models corresponding to the possible states of the TCC 201 (e.g., unlocked, controlled, and locked).
- the torque control module 308 receives the desired engine speed and the power request.
- the torque control module 308 may also receive the engine speed (i.e., engine RPM).
- the engine speed may be an engine speed signal that is generated by a rotational speed sensor.
- the engine speed signal may indicate a rotational speed of an engine crankshaft (not shown).
- the torque control module 308 determines the desired axle torque based on the power request and one of the desired engine speed and the actual engine speed. The torque control module 308 may then control torque output of the engine 102 based on the desired axle torque. For example, in one embodiment the torque control module 308 may control air, fuel, and/or spark supplied to the engine 102 based on the desired axle torque. The torque control module 308 , however, may also output the desired axle torque. The desired axle torque may then be used by the ECM 114 to control torque output of the engine 102 (see FIG. 2 ).
- the desired axle torque may be less susceptible to disturbances compared to determining desired axle torque based on the actual engine speed.
- the actual engine speed may be used during particular operating ranges (e.g., low RPM) or when errors/faults occur in the driver interface module 204 .
- the desired speed determination module 304 may include a first speed determination module 350 , a second speed determination module 354 , and a third speed determination module 358 .
- Each of the speed determination modules 350 , 354 , 358 receive the state of the TCC 201 . According to the state of the TCC 201 , one of the speed determination modules 350 , 354 , 358 may generate the desired engine speed based on at least one of the turbine speed, the power request, and the desired amount of TCC slip.
- the second speed determination module 354 may determine the desired engine speed based on the turbine speed of the torque converter 200 and the first amount of TCC slip. More specifically, the first amount of TCC slip may include a predetermined amount of slip corresponding to the controlled slip state. However, the first amount of TCC slip may also be determined, such as by the transmission control module 194 .
- the desired engine speed may include a sum of the turbine speed of the torque converter 200 and the first amount of TCC slip.
- the third speed determination module 358 may determine the desired engine speed based on the turbine speed of the torque converter 200 and a second amount of TCC slip. More specifically, the second amount of TCC slip may include a predetermined amount of slip corresponding to the locked state. Therefore, the second amount of TCC slip may be less than the first amount of TCC slip (corresponding to the controlled slip state). For example only, the second amount of TCC slip may be zero. However, the second amount of TCC slip may also be determined, such as by the transmission control module 194 .
- the desired engine speed may include a sum of the turbine speed of the torque converter 200 and the second amount of TCC slip.
- step 404 a method for controlling torque output of the engine 12 begins in step 404 .
- the ECM 114 determines whether the engine 102 is on. If true, control may proceed to step 408 . If false, control may return to step 404 .
- the ECM 114 determines the power request.
- the driver power request may be based on the driver input (e.g., position of the accelerator) and the speed of the vehicle.
- the ECM 114 determines the desired engine speed. More specifically, the ECM 114 may determine the desired engine speed based on the state of the TCC 201 , the turbine speed of the torque converter 200 , and one of the power request, the first amount of TCC slip, and the second amount of TCC slip.
- the ECM 114 controls a torque output of the engine. More specifically, the ECM 114 may control the torque output of the engine 102 to achieve the desired amount of engine torque. For example, the ECM 114 may control the torque output of the engine 102 by controlling at least one of air, fuel, and spark supplied to the engine 102 . Control may then return to step 404 .
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T=ƒ(APC,S,I,E,AF,OT,#) (1)
may be defined, where torque (T) is a function of air per cylinder (APC), spark advance (S), intake cam phaser position (I), exhaust cam phaser position (E), air/fuel ratio (AF), oil temperature (OT), and number of activated cylinders (#). Additional variables may be accounted for, such as the degree of opening of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve.
S des =T −1(T des,APC,I,E,AF,OT,#). (2)
This relationship may be embodied as an equation and/or as a lookup table. The air/fuel ratio (AF) may be the actual ratio, as indicated by the
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